new linux user

[Jason Symes]

Thanks. That worked much better.
At 12:30 PM 12/7/01 -0600, you wrote:
>The URL to zipspeak.zip 7.1 is:
>ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-7.1/zipspeak/zipspeak.zip
>. Hth.
>Greg
>
>
>On Fri, Dec 07, 2001 at 11:07:46AM -0600, Jason Symes wrote:
>> Ok. I got on slackware's site and it sounds really great, but there's only
>> one problem. I went to Speakup's ftp site to find zipspeak, and a page
>> informed me that it had been moved to the slackware ftp server. When I
>> followed the address given, I was rudely rebuffed for trying to get a
>> directory that doesn't exist. I tried the zipspeak page that's housed by
>> speakup, but I got a page doesn't exist message. Can anyone help me find
>> zipspeak?
>> Thanks.
>> At 10:46 AM 12/7/01 -0600, you wrote:
>> >I'm afraid you're right. My programming skills aren't too flashy, and I've
>> >never used any linux before. I suppose I'll have to use the 7.1 version.
>> >
>> >At 09:41 AM 12/7/01 -0600, you wrote:
>> >>As far as I know, zipslack is still unfortuneately at 7.1,
>> >>which means he wouldn't get the latest zipslack.
>> >>Yes, I know he could get zipslack 8.0 and modify it, but I would
>> >>not expect a new user to know how to modify zipslack into zipspeak.
>> >>Greg
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>On Fri, Dec 07, 2001 at 02:41:06PM -0000, Georgina wrote:
>> >>> Hi
>> >>> 
>> >>> I wondered if you'd like to consider looking at a Linux distribution
that
>> >>> will install itself in a folder of your Windows disk.  The advantage is
>> >that
>> >>> you don't have to bother with adding disks, or partitioning.  Its ideal
>> >as a
>> >>> beginning.  You'll need about 100Mb of disk space for the distribution.
>> >The
>> >>> speaking version is called ZipSpeak which is a speaking version of
>> >ZipSlack.
>> >>> You'll need one of the supported synthesisers.  You can read about the
>> >>> ZipSlack at:
>> >>> 
>> >>> www.slackware.com
>> >>> 
>> >>> HTH
>> >>> 
>> >>> -----Original Message-----
>> >>> From: speakup-admin at braille.uwo.ca
>> >>> [mailto:speakup-admin at braille.uwo.ca]On Behalf Of Jason Symes
>> >>> Sent: 07 December 2001 02:29
>> >>> To: speakup at braille.uwo.ca
>> >>> Subject: new linux user
>> >>> 
>> >>> 
>> >>> I'm considering purchasing a second hard drive to install some
version of
>> >>> Linux on, while leaving my Win98SE as my main os. I've never
installed a
>> >>> second os on one system, and I've had vary little experience with other
>> >>> os's from Windows. I heard about Speak Out from another list, and they
>> >>> recommended that I contact this list to get some help.
>> >>> 
>> >>> I would appreciate any recommendations that any of you can make.
>> >>> 
>> >>> Jason Symes
>> >>> 
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